Sphere on the Road

Sphere wants to bring civil discourse, civics lessons, and scholar expertise to schools and communities across the country. We will work with you to create an event that aligns with your communities’ goals and vision. Whether it’s a day long program or an after‐​school PD, contact us and we can start working on your Sphere event at your school, in your district, or community.

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TO YOUR SCHOOL

Fill out our form to arrange for Sphere to visit your school, or view sample programming below. 

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Sample Professional Development Programming

Sample: Two‐​Hour Workshop

Welcome

1st Hour Options:
What is Civil Discourse and why does it matter?

  • Focus on civil discourse, student free speech, and viewpoint diversity

  • Outline pedagogical strategies to implement civil discourse including building a toolkit for fostering and managing conversations

  • Audience participation: modeling discourse through the lens of complex issues; tabletop scenarios: managing challenging conversations

2nd Hour:

  • Collaborative group breakouts

  • Topic or subject deep dive

  • Developing a lesson plan implementing civil discourse based on local, state, or national issue

  • Putting it all together

Sample: Half‐​Day Event

Welcome

1st Hour Options:
What is Civil Discourse and why does it matter?

  • Focus on civil discourse, student free speech, and viewpoint diversity

  • Option to open with a plenary address

2nd Hour:

  • Outline pedagogical strategies to implement civil discourse including building a toolkit for fostering and managing conversations

  • Audience participation: modeling discourse through the lens of complex issues; tabletop scenarios: managing challenging conversations

3rd Hour:

  • Content or topic specific presentation

  • Collaborative group breakouts, lesson plan development

  • Putting it all together

Sample: Full‐​Day Workshop

Welcome

1st Hour Options:
What is Civil Discourse and why does it matter?

  • Welcome and optional plenary address

  • Focus on civil discourse, student free speech, and viewpoint diversity

2nd and 3rd Hours:

  • Pedagogy, implementation of civil discourse strategies, and building a toolkit for fostering and managing conversations, especially in unrehearsed moments or when things go awry

  • Audience participation: modeling discourse through the lens of complex issues; tabletop scenarios: managing challenging situations and contentious conversations

5th and 6th Hour Options:

  • Content or topic specific presentation

  • Collaborative group breakouts, lesson plan development

  • Putting it all together